#8CB4EC#8CB4EC

#8CB4EC is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.443; OKLCH L 76.2% C 0.092 H 256.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8CB4EC
RGB	rgb(140, 180, 236)
HSL	hsl(215, 72%, 74%)
HSV	hsv(215, 41%, 93%)
CMYK	cmyk(40.7%, 23.7%, 0%, 7.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(72.41, 0.58, -32.20)
CIE-LCH	lch(72.41, 32.20, 271.04°)
OKLab	oklab(76.2% -0.0209 -0.0895)
OKLCH	oklch(76.2% 0.092 256.9)
XYZ	xyz(42.2719, 44.2717, 85.6585)
Luminance	0.4427 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8CB4EC #ECC48C

analogous

#8CE4EC #8CB4EC #948CEC

triadic

#8CB4EC #EC8CB4 #B4EC8C

tetradic

#8CB4EC #EC8CE4 #ECC48C #8CEC94

square

#8CB4EC #EC8CE4 #ECC48C #8CEC94

split-complementary

#8CB4EC #EC948C #E4EC8C

monochromatic

#2470DA #5792E3 #8CB4EC #C1D6F5 #E5EEFB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.13

#8CB4EC on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

9.85

#8CB4EC on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #8CB4EC

9.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8CB4EC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8CB4EC	1.00	2.13	9.85	9.85
#FFFFFF	2.13	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	9.85	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	9.85	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#9FB7EF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#94ADEB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6AC0C7

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B2B2B2

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8cb4ec;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 180, 236);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(76.2% 0.092 256.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b1caf2',
    500: '#8cb4ec',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8cb4ec;
$custom-light: #b1caf2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8cb4ec",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 180,
    "b": 236
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 215,
    "s": 71.642,
    "l": 73.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.76197,
    "c": 0.09192,
    "h": 256.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.44274
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8CB4EC

secondary

#F2E8D9

accent

#8312D4

background

#FBFCFE

surface

#F6F8FD

border

#D0D1D5

text

#111317

muted

#808285

Preview Lab

Preview with #8CB4EC

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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